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Sapiens

A Brief History of Humankind: The multi-million copy bestseller

by Yuval Noah Harari ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Unabridged

15 hours 18 min

****ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens?One of the world's preeminent historians and thinkers, Yuval Noah Harari challenges everything we know about being human.Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it: us.In this bold and ... Read more

$36.99 NZD

****ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens?One of the world's preeminent historians and thinkers, Yuval Noah Harari challenges everything we know about being human.Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it: us.In this bold and
... Read more
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Behave

The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

by Robert M Sapolsky ...

Narrated by Michael Goldstrom ...

Unabridged

26 hours 27 min

Brought to you by Penguin.The audiobook edition of Behave by Robert Sapolsky, read by Michael Goldstrom.The New York Times best sellerWinner of the 2017 LA Times Book PrizeWhy do human beings behave as they do?We are capable of savage acts of violence but also spectacular feats of kindness: is one side of our nature destined to win out over... ... Read more

$32.99 NZD

Brought to you by Penguin.The audiobook edition of Behave by Robert Sapolsky, read by Michael Goldstrom.The New York Times best sellerWinner of the 2017 LA Times Book PrizeWhy do human beings behave as they do?We are capable of savage acts of violence but also spectacular feats of kindness: is one side of our nature destined to win out over...
... Read more
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The Dawn of Everything

A New History of Humanity

by David Graeber, David Wengrow ...

Narrated by Malk Williams ...

Unabridged

24 hours 2 min

Brought to you by Penguin.For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming our baser instincts. David Graeber and David Wengrow show how such theories first emerged in the eighteenth century as a ... Read more

$36.99 NZD

Brought to you by Penguin.For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming our baser instincts. David Graeber and David Wengrow show how such theories first emerged in the eighteenth century as a
... Read more
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Lifespan

Why We Age – and Why We Don’t Have To

by Dr David A. Sinclair ...

Narrated by Dr David A. Sinclair ...

Unabridged

11 hours 55 min

In this paradigm-shifting book from acclaimed Harvard Medical School doctor and one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people on earth, Dr. David Sinclair reveals that everything we think we know about ageing is wrong, and shares the surprising, scientifically-proven methods that can help readers live younger, longer.For decades, the medical community has looked to a variety of reasons for ... Read more

$45.99 NZD

In this paradigm-shifting book from acclaimed Harvard Medical School doctor and one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people on earth, Dr. David Sinclair reveals that everything we think we know about ageing is wrong, and shares the surprising, scientifically-proven methods that can help readers live younger, longer.For decades, the medical community has looked to a variety of reasons for
... Read more
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The God Delusion

by Richard Dawkins ...

Narrated by Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward ...

Unabridged

13 hours 53 min

The God Delusion caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types.His argument could hardly be more topical. While Europe is becoming increasingly secularized, the rise of religious fundamentalism, whether in the ... Read more

$32.99 NZD

The God Delusion caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types.His argument could hardly be more topical. While Europe is becoming increasingly secularized, the rise of religious fundamentalism, whether in the
... Read more
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Other Minds

The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life

by Peter Godfrey-Smith ...

Narrated by Peter Noble ...

Unabridged

6 hours 43 min

BBC R4 Book of the Week ‘Brilliant’ Guardian ‘Fascinating and often delightful’ The TimesWhat if intelligent life on Earth evolved not once, but twice? The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. What can we learn from the encounter?In Other Minds, Peter Godfrey-Smith, a distinguished philosopher of science and a skilled scuba diver, tells a bold new story of how ... Read more

$29.99 NZD

BBC R4 Book of the Week ‘Brilliant’ Guardian ‘Fascinating and often delightful’ The TimesWhat if intelligent life on Earth evolved not once, but twice? The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. What can we learn from the encounter?In Other Minds, Peter Godfrey-Smith, a distinguished philosopher of science and a skilled scuba diver, tells a bold new story of how
... Read more
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From Bacteria to Bach and Back

The Evolution of Minds

by Daniel C. Dennett ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

15 hours 44 min

What is human consciousness and how is it possible? This question fascinates thinking people from poets and painters to physicists, psychologists, and philosophers. From Bacteria to Bach and Back is Daniel C. Dennett's brilliant answer, extending perspectives from his earlier work in surprising directions, exploring the deep interactions of evolution, brains, and human culture. Part philosophical ... Read more

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What is human consciousness and how is it possible? This question fascinates thinking people from poets and painters to physicists, psychologists, and philosophers. From Bacteria to Bach and Back is Daniel C. Dennett's brilliant answer, extending perspectives from his earlier work in surprising directions, exploring the deep interactions of evolution, brains, and human culture. Part philosophical
... Read more
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The Elephant in the Brain

Hidden Motives in Everyday Life

by Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson ...

Narrated by Jeffrey Kafer ...

Unabridged

10 hours 26 min

Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better—and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the ... Read more

$48.99 NZD

Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better—and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the
... Read more
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The Deep History of Ourselves

The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains

by Joseph LeDoux ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

11 hours 9 min

A leading neuroscientist offers a history of the evolution of the brain from unicellular organisms to the complexity of animals and human beings todayRenowned neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux digs into the natural history of life on earth to provide a new perspective on the similarities between us and our ancestors in deep time. This page-turning survey of the whole of terrestrial evolution sheds new ... Read more

$39.20 NZD

A leading neuroscientist offers a history of the evolution of the brain from unicellular organisms to the complexity of animals and human beings todayRenowned neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux digs into the natural history of life on earth to provide a new perspective on the similarities between us and our ancestors in deep time. This page-turning survey of the whole of terrestrial evolution sheds new
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Power, Sex, Suicide

Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life

by Nick Lane ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Unabridged

15 hours 54 min

Mitochondria are tiny structures located inside our cells that carry out the essential task of producing energy for the cell. They are found in all complex living things, and in that sense, they are fundamental for driving complex life on the planet. But there is much more to them than that.Mitochondria have their own DNA, with their own small collection of genes, separate from those in the cell ... Read more

$48.99 NZD

Mitochondria are tiny structures located inside our cells that carry out the essential task of producing energy for the cell. They are found in all complex living things, and in that sense, they are fundamental for driving complex life on the planet. But there is much more to them than that.Mitochondria have their own DNA, with their own small collection of genes, separate from those in the cell
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A Pocket History of Human Evolution

How We Became Sapiens

by Silvana Condemi, Francois Savatier ...

Narrated by Christa Lewis ...

Unabridged

3 hours 30 min

Why aren't we more like other apes? How did we win the evolutionary race? Find out how "wise" Homo sapiens really are.Prehistory has never been more exciting: New discoveries are overturning long-held theories left and right. Stone tools in Australia date back 65,000 years—a time when, we once thought, the first Sapiens had barely left Africa. DNA sequencing has unearthed a new hominid group—the ... Read more

$31.99 NZD

Why aren't we more like other apes? How did we win the evolutionary race? Find out how "wise" Homo sapiens really are.Prehistory has never been more exciting: New discoveries are overturning long-held theories left and right. Stone tools in Australia date back 65,000 years—a time when, we once thought, the first Sapiens had barely left Africa. DNA sequencing has unearthed a new hominid group—the
... Read more
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The Seven Daughters of Eve

The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry

by Bryan Sykes ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix—a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery ... Read more

$39.99 NZD

One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix—a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery
... Read more
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The Social Instinct

How Cooperation Shaped the World

by Nichola Raihani ...

Narrated by Nichola Raihani ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Why cooperate**? This may be the most important scientific question we have ever, and will ever, face.**The science of cooperation tells us not only how we got here, but also where we might end up. Cooperation explains how strands of DNA gave rise to modern-day nation states. It defines our extraordinary ecological success as well as many of the most surprising features ... Read more

$29.99 NZD

Brought to you by Penguin.Why cooperate**? This may be the most important scientific question we have ever, and will ever, face.**The science of cooperation tells us not only how we got here, but also where we might end up. Cooperation explains how strands of DNA gave rise to modern-day nation states. It defines our extraordinary ecological success as well as many of the most surprising features
... Read more
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Undeniable

Evolution and the Science of Creation

by Bill Nye ...

Narrated by Bill Nye ...

Unabridged

9 hours 29 min

"Evolution is one of the most powerful and important ideas ever developed in the history of science. Every question it raises leads to new answers, new discoveries, and new smarter questions. The science of evolution is as expansive as nature itself. It is also the most meaningful creation story that humans have ever found."—Bill NyeSparked by a controversial debate in February 2014, Bill Nye has ... Read more

$52.99 NZD

"Evolution is one of the most powerful and important ideas ever developed in the history of science. Every question it raises leads to new answers, new discoveries, and new smarter questions. The science of evolution is as expansive as nature itself. It is also the most meaningful creation story that humans have ever found."—Bill NyeSparked by a controversial debate in February 2014, Bill Nye has
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Die Evolutionslüge - Die Neandertaler und andere Fälschungen der Menschheitsgeschichte

by Hans-Joachim Zillmer ...

Narrated by Raimund Wurzwallner ...

Unabridged

12 hours 29 min

Ein spannender neuer Blick auf die Geschichte der Menschheit! Mit einem Blick auf die Menschheitsgeschichte zeigt der Autor Dr. Zillmer, dass die Lehrmeinungen zu diesem Thema von Lügen durchzogen sind. Er stellt erfundene Fakten und gefälschte Dogmen einer Fülle von überzeugender Funde gegenüber, die von den orthodoxen Wissenschaftlern der Erd- und Lebensgeschichtsforschung vorenthalten wurden. ... Read more

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Ein spannender neuer Blick auf die Geschichte der Menschheit! Mit einem Blick auf die Menschheitsgeschichte zeigt der Autor Dr. Zillmer, dass die Lehrmeinungen zu diesem Thema von Lügen durchzogen sind. Er stellt erfundene Fakten und gefälschte Dogmen einer Fülle von überzeugender Funde gegenüber, die von den orthodoxen Wissenschaftlern der Erd- und Lebensgeschichtsforschung vorenthalten wurden.
... Read more
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The Origin of Species

by Charles Darwin ...

Narrated by Michael Armenta ...

Unabridged

23 hours 29 min

The Origin of Species (or, more completely, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life), published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the ... Read more

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The Origin of Species (or, more completely, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life), published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the
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Darwin, Darwinism, and the Modern World

by Chandak Sengoopta ...

Narrated by Richard M. Davidson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 17 min

The history of Western civilization can be divided neatly into pre-Darwinian and post-Darwinian periods. Darwin's 1859 treatise, On the Origin of Species, was not the first work to propose that organisms had descended from other, earlier organisms, and the mechanism of evolution it proposed remained controversial for years. Nevertheless, no biologist after 1859 could ignore Darwin's theories, and ... Read more

$41.14 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

The history of Western civilization can be divided neatly into pre-Darwinian and post-Darwinian periods. Darwin's 1859 treatise, On the Origin of Species, was not the first work to propose that organisms had descended from other, earlier organisms, and the mechanism of evolution it proposed remained controversial for years. Nevertheless, no biologist after 1859 could ignore Darwin's theories, and
... Read more
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Behold the Mighty Dinosaur

by John Kricher ...

Narrated by John Kricher ...

Unabridged

8 hours 21 min

Dinosaurs-the word means "fearfully great reptile"-have been a source of fascination ever since their discovery in England early in the nineteenth century. Aside from birds, all dinosaurs have been extinct for 65 million years, yet, before then, they dominated Earth's terrestrial habitats for about 160 million years, far longer than primates, or humans, have been around. Dinosaurs present the ... Read more

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Dinosaurs-the word means "fearfully great reptile"-have been a source of fascination ever since their discovery in England early in the nineteenth century. Aside from birds, all dinosaurs have been extinct for 65 million years, yet, before then, they dominated Earth's terrestrial habitats for about 160 million years, far longer than primates, or humans, have been around. Dinosaurs present the
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Hubris

The Rise, Fall, and Future of Humanity

by Johannes Krause, Thomas Trappe ...

Narrated by Stephen R. Thorne ...

Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

Humans are the most intelligent beings this planet has ever produced. But how is it that we find ourselves faced with an existential crisis that threatens to overwhelm us?Leading archaeogeneticist Johannes Krause and journalist Thomas Trappe investigate what DNA can tell us about how we got where we are and what our future might be. They show how the first humans were defeated again and again and ... Read more

$41.14 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Humans are the most intelligent beings this planet has ever produced. But how is it that we find ourselves faced with an existential crisis that threatens to overwhelm us?Leading archaeogeneticist Johannes Krause and journalist Thomas Trappe investigate what DNA can tell us about how we got where we are and what our future might be. They show how the first humans were defeated again and again and
... Read more
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Why Elephants Cry

How Observing Unusual Animal Behaviours Can Predict the Weather (and Other Environmental Phenomena)

by John T. Hancock ...

Narrated by Michael Langan ...

Unabridged

8 hours 11 min

Why Elephants Cry is a fascinating frolic through the literature and evidence surrounding the use of unusual behavior of animals to measure and predict the environment. The role of animals, from the smallest ant to the biggest elephant, as predictors of environmental changes is framed around the climate crisis, which highlights the increasingly important part that animals will have to play in the ... Read more

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Why Elephants Cry is a fascinating frolic through the literature and evidence surrounding the use of unusual behavior of animals to measure and predict the environment. The role of animals, from the smallest ant to the biggest elephant, as predictors of environmental changes is framed around the climate crisis, which highlights the increasingly important part that animals will have to play in the
... Read more
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The Primate Myth

Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature

by Jonathan Leaf ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

9 hours 10 min

Challenging everything we thought we knew, this book takes a revolutionary look at how humans are far less like other primates than we've been led to believe—and uncovers what truly sets us apart.Humans are primates, much like chimps—or so we've been continually told. Yet recent discoveries show that our species has a different brain design, function, and chemistry; different eating, sleeping, ... Read more

$41.14 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Challenging everything we thought we knew, this book takes a revolutionary look at how humans are far less like other primates than we've been led to believe—and uncovers what truly sets us apart.Humans are primates, much like chimps—or so we've been continually told. Yet recent discoveries show that our species has a different brain design, function, and chemistry; different eating, sleeping,
... Read more
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Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life: A Time-Traveling Journey Through Ancient Earth, From the First Cells to the Last Ice Age Giants

by Thomas Richter ...

Narrated by Thomas Richter ...

Unabridged

1 hour 56 min

Survive mass extinctions and walk with awe-inspiring dinosaurs in this cinematic journey through evolutionary history. Ideal for an educational commute, this immersive natural science adventure transports you from violently churning primordial oceans to the frozen tundras of the Pleistocene.Transform your understanding of our fragile yet remarkably resilient planet by stepping into the field ... Read more

$19.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Survive mass extinctions and walk with awe-inspiring dinosaurs in this cinematic journey through evolutionary history. Ideal for an educational commute, this immersive natural science adventure transports you from violently churning primordial oceans to the frozen tundras of the Pleistocene.Transform your understanding of our fragile yet remarkably resilient planet by stepping into the field
... Read more
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Ghosts in Our Genes - The Startling Impact of Epigenetics

by Viruti Shivan ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series series Stop Everything, Read This
Unabridged

3 hours 8 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unlocking the Mysteries of Heredity and EnvironmentIn "Ghosts in Our Genes - The Startling Impact of Epigenetics," readers are taken on a fascinating journey into the world of epigenetics, where the lines between heredity and environment blur, revealing a new understanding of genetics. This groundbreaking book delves into the science behind how our ... Read more

$19.58 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unlocking the Mysteries of Heredity and EnvironmentIn "Ghosts in Our Genes - The Startling Impact of Epigenetics," readers are taken on a fascinating journey into the world of epigenetics, where the lines between heredity and environment blur, revealing a new understanding of genetics. This groundbreaking book delves into the science behind how our
... Read more
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Blue

In Search of Nature's Rarest Color

by Kai Kupferschmidt ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

6 hours 15 min

A globe-trotting quest to find blue in the natural world—and to understand our collective obsession with this bewitching colorBlue is a rare color—natural blue, that is. From morpho butterflies in the rain forest to the blue jay flitting past your window, vanishingly few living things are blue—and most that appear so are doing sleight of hand with physics or complex chemistry. Flowers modify the ... Read more

$39.99 NZD

A globe-trotting quest to find blue in the natural world—and to understand our collective obsession with this bewitching colorBlue is a rare color—natural blue, that is. From morpho butterflies in the rain forest to the blue jay flitting past your window, vanishingly few living things are blue—and most that appear so are doing sleight of hand with physics or complex chemistry. Flowers modify the
... Read more

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